Repair Facility Engineer - Turbomachinery

Location: Silchester, England

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Overview & Responsibilities

An excellent opportunity has become available to join Elliott Group in the UK as a Shop Engineer. The successful candidate will set methods and criteria for execution of customer repair work for various types of rotating equipment (Steam Turbines, Centrifugal Compressors, Axial Compressors and other associated equipment).

Repair work will include overhauls; general maintenance upgrades and rerates for OEM and non OEM equipment.

The Shop Engineer will engineer repair solutions and ensure the technical integrity of all work performed in the Repair Shop.

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK without the need of seeking sponsorship/work visa from the company.

As a Shop Engineer your main responsibilities will involve:  

• Supporting Sales engineers during quotation phase for aftermarket services

• Responsibility for the full repair lifecycle from receipt of equipment to return to customer

• Scope definition based on as-received condition and customer requirements

• Generating and issuing work instructions for scope execution

• Providing technical assistance to workshop technicians throughout the repair

• Ensuring quality requirements are achieved

• Signing-off all work undertaken in the workshop and by subvendors

• Writing and issuing inspection and final job reports

• Respecting costs and maintaining repair project margins

• Raising requisitions for subcontract activities

• Providing technical assistance to customers – both internal and external

• Review, approval and control of technical documentation

As a Shop Engineer your skills and qualifications will ideally include: 

• Recognised degree or HND in engineering required (ideally with relevant experience in rotating equipment)

• Proven experience in rotating equipment repair or a manufacturing environment

• 3-5 year industry experience is preferred but not essential

• Strong analytical and mathematical skills.

• Good understanding of engineering practices.

• Professional and effective communication skills, both written and verbal in English.

• Must be confident to support and guide technicians and liaise with internal and external customers.

• Computer literate with good knowledge of software packages such as excel, word & PowerPoint and the ability to learn Elliott’s business software packages

• The ability to read, understand and interpret engineering drawings, service bulletins, service reports and technical reports.

Note that, whilst experience is preferred, a candidate with the right qualifications, attitude and interests should not be excluded from applying for this role

Base Location

Silchester, Reading, RG7

Permanent - Full Time 37 hours / week. Monday - Friday.

The world turns to Ebara Elliott Energy.

Customers throughout the world choose Ebara Elliott Energy for the design, manufacture and service of their critical rotating equipment. EEE’s global service network routinely installs, overhauls, repairs, upgrades and rerates machines from any manufacturer. Customers everywhere turn to EEE for precision engineering, extraordinary reliability and unparalleled service.

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